MOSSMAN PROUD: Mikhail Laxton releases new album that pays tribute to his Douglas Shire upbringing
FAR NORTH PROUD
Mossman's Mikhail Laxton has taken the next step in his burgeoning music career having released his debut, self-named full-length album with Acronym records /Howling Turtle Inc.
Across the album’s twelve tracks, Laxton weaves together his past, present and future selves, encapsulating the very essence of who he is, who he has been, and who he is becoming.
The ex Mossman singer seamlessly flows between Americana, Country, Folk Rock, Blues and more, as indefinable as Laxton himself, and ranges in topic from loss and longing, to the nostalgia for home, to moments of love.
“The night before recording started I was asked how I felt about making this album,” Laxton told Newsport from Canada.
“I thought about it and was surprised to realize that I wasn’t feeling nervous at all! Which was strange.
"The only thing I felt was ready. I couldn’t wait to get in there and turn this dream record into a reality and I couldn’t be happier with the way it has turned out.”
In May Laxton delivered an homage to his hometown with ‘Mossman’, co-written with Terra Lightfoot.
Hailing from the KuKu Yalanji Tribe in Mossman, Far North Queensland, Australia, Laxton wrote the track as a tribute to his roots – home to the world’s oldest living rainforest and providing a coastline to the Great Barrier Reef, ‘Mossman’ is the kind of small but mighty place where everyone knows and cares about each other, always quick to lend a helping hand.
Lead single ‘Dying To Let You Go’ served as a deeply vulnerable offering, outlining Laxton’s father’s heart-breaking battle with addiction; delivering tender and compassionate insight into the push and pull of the disease.
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